Academic Program
Four year Curricular Plan for a major in Criminal Justice. (Effective Fall 2010)
Freshman Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester |
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Hrs. |
Hrs. |
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ENG 111 (Composition I) |
3 |
COMO 101 (Speech Comm.) |
3 |
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BIOL 111 (Gen. Biology)(or higher) |
3 |
MATH 200 (Statistics) |
3 |
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PSY 201 (Gen. Psychology) |
3 |
HIST 101 or 102 (Am. History) |
3 |
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KINS 101 (Wellness) |
2 |
POLS 205 or SOC 203 |
3 |
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KINS (Activity Course) |
1 |
ART 101/MUS 101/COMT 101 |
3 |
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BNEW 112 (New Testament) |
2 |
BOLD 101 (Old Testament) |
2 |
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14 |
17 |
Sophomore Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester |
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Hrs. |
Hrs. |
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ENG 211 (Composition II) |
3 |
ENG 201/202 (Lit. West. World) |
3 |
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CJ 261 (Intro to CJ) |
3 |
CJ 280 (HBSE I) |
3 |
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CJ 360 (Drugs, Alcohol & Crime) |
3 |
CJ 370 (Juvenile Crime & Justice) |
3 |
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Phys. Science (PHS 111, 112, 113,115 or 116) |
3 |
HIST 110 or 111 (Western Civ.) |
3 |
| Free Elective |
1 |
Global Literacy |
3 |
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BIBLE (211, 213, 251, 234, or 202) |
2 |
BIBLE (211, 213, 251, 234, or 202) |
2 |
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15 |
17 |
Junior Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester |
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Hrs. |
Hrs. |
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CJ 340 (Criminal Law) |
3 |
CJ 342 (Criminal Procedure) |
3 |
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Global Literacy |
3 |
CJ 343 (Criminology) |
3 |
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Major Elective (see note 2) |
3 |
Major Elective (see note 2) |
3 |
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Major Elective (see note 2) |
3 |
Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
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Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
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Bible |
2 |
Bible |
2 |
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17 |
17 |
Senior Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester |
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Hrs. |
Hrs. |
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| Major Elective (See Note 3) |
3 |
CJ 425 (Professionalism & Ethics) |
3 |
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Major Elective (See Note 3) |
3 |
Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
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Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 |
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Free Elective |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 |
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Free Elective |
3 |
Bible |
2 |
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Bible |
2 |
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17 |
14 |
* Required: 15 hrs. from the College of Arts & Humanities, Collegeof Sciences, or Collegeof Business, incl. 9 upper-level hrs.
Note 1: See Catalog for required prerequisites for all CJ courses plus PSY 382, 407; SWK 410; POLS 425.
Note 2: Major Electives to be chosen from: CJ 350, 375, 380, 390, 410, 420, 450, 470; PSY380,382, 405, 407; MGT 332, 368; BUS315, 317, 420; PRS 371; POLS 435; SWK 395, 402, 410, 411; ENG 281.
Note 3: Students are strongly encouraged to take CJ 470 Internship in Criminal Justice in the fall orspring of Sr. yr.
Students may take CJ 470 in either the fall or spring semester of Sr. year…but may not take it both semesters.
Note 4: If student plans to enter Masters or Doctoral program in CJ, PSY 435 (Adv. Research) is highly suggested.
Prerequisites are: PSY325 & PSY330 with a minimum grade of “B” in these courses.
Note 5: Some criminal justice agencies have specific physical requirements in order to qualify for employment. Ex. Vision Student should check with the specific agency in which he/she is interested for any applicable requirements.